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Meaning & Relevance
Are you planning activities every day for students in order to complete your lesson plans? Or are you creating learning experiences for your students? Ask yourself these two simple…
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Feeling So Uneasy
How is it you're feeling so uneasy? How is it that I feel fine? Layne Staley (Mad Season) For some educators, they will begin the school year with something…
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The Perfect Solution?
When faced with a problem, the goal should not be to find a perfect solution. The goal should be to find a solution that works. Solutions can be modified…
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What Do Report Cards Tell Us?
We have seen many schools move away from traditional grades and report cards in order to deliver more meaningful feedback to students and parents. This has brought an influx…
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A Community Space
As many educators begin to prepare for a new school year (or have already started!), they will consider how to effectively design the learning space with students in mind. …
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Peaks & Valleys
Some days, you will ascend to the peak. And some days, you will need to trudge through the valley. Sometimes, you’ll do both in the same day. It’s always…
Educational Haikus
Trevor and I don’t get the opportunity to sit down and create together very often. At a recent conference that we were both attending, we decided to challenge ourselves…
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10 More PD Ideas!
Last week, I shared 10 professional development ideas shared by the participants of the #MSAAChat (Massachusetts Administrators Association) on Twitter. The discussion centered around shifting Professional Development and Professional…
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Chasing Liptak
Ms. Liptak was one of my favorite teachers. She taught Freshman English, and she was more unique than any other teacher I had met to that point in my…